August 19, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
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Children’s remains found in suitcases bought by family at auction, New Zealand police say
By Kathleen Magramo, CNN New Zealand police have launched a homicide investigation after the remains of two children were found in suitcases bought by a family at an online auction, police said Thursday. In a statement, police said they were alerted to the case last week when the family from the South Auckland suburb of
Continue Reading China dims lights in Chengdu subway to save power as heat soars
By Wayne Chang, Shawn Deng and Simone McCarthy, CNN Metro stations in Sichuan province’s capital city Chengdu have dimmed their lights to save electricity, leaving some travelers in partial darkness as China grapples with a power crunch amid a record heat wave. The rail system of southwestern city of Chengdu, home to about 21 million
Continue Reading Japan wants young people to drink more alcohol. It’s just not sure how to convince them
By Jessie Yeung and Junko Ogura, CNN The Japanese government has been hit in the pocket by an unusual problem — its young people aren’t drinking enough. Since the pandemic began, bars and other premises selling alcohol have been hit hard by Covid-19 restrictions, causing sales — and liquor tax revenues — to plummet in
Continue Reading Where water is called ‘blue gold’: A town grapples with one of its worst droughts on record
By Joseph Ataman, CNN For well over a century, water has gurgled through a web of gutters and channels on Cécile Messelis’ farm, flowing into an underground reservoir and earthen troughs to nourish crops sown across terraced fields. In 2020, that stream began to falter. This year, it stopped altogether: Messelis’ fields now crackle in
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Continue Reading Suspect charged in the killings of 2 Muslim men in Albuquerque will remain in custody until trial
By Paradise Afshar and Kacey Cherry, CNN A man accused of killing at least two Muslim men in Albuquerque, New Mexico, will remain in custody as he awaits trial, a judge ruled Wednesday. Muhammad Syed, 51, faces murder charges in the killings of Aftab Hussein, 41, and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain, 27, which police say occurred
Continue Reading Man who kidnapped a bus full of children in 1976 officially granted parole
By Amir Vera and Taylor Romine, CNN Frederick Woods was 24 years old in 1976 when he and two other men kidnapped a bus full of children in northern California in what would become the largest mass kidnapping in US history. Now 70, Woods is set to become a free man after he was granted
Continue Reading Sri Lanka’s former president tipped to return to crisis-hit nation next week
By Iqbal Athas and Rhea Mogul, CNN Sri Lanka’s former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the crisis-hit island nation last month amid mass protests, is expected to return to the country next week, according to a senior minister. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry told CNN late Wednesday the Sri Lankan government had been told of Rajapaksa’s
Continue Reading Fire captain denies using Kobe Bryant crash photos as ‘party trick’ at cocktail hour
By Nouran Salahieh and Jason Kravarik, CNN In court Wednesday, a Los Angeles County fire captain denied using photos from the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and eight others as a “party trick” when he showed the images during an awards ceremony cocktail hour. Fire Captain Tony Imbrenda’s testimony was part of a federal
Continue Reading ‘I want freedom’: One man’s escape from zero-Covid China to seek his American dream
By Yong Xiong, Selina Wang and Nectar Gan, CNN On a sunny afternoon in June, Wang Qun pushed his nose up against the 20-foot high steel fence, peering at the palm trees and detached houses across the border — the first glimpse of his American dream. Unlike many of the thousands aiming to cross the
Continue Reading LA County coroner rules Anne Heche’s death an accident
By Taylor Romine and Amir Vera, CNN The cause of death of actress Anne Heche was ruled an accident Wednesday by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner-Coroner. Heche’s car crashed into a Los Angeles home and erupted into flames on August 5. After the accident, Heche experienced a “severe anoxic brain injury,”
Continue Reading Kabul mosque explosion kills 21, injures dozens, police say
By Ehsan Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN An explosion that erupted inside a mosque during evening prayers in Afghanistan‘s capital on Wednesday killed 21 people and injured 33 others, according to a spokesperson for the Kabul police chief. Security forces were investigating the incident in the city’s police district 17, the spokesperson added. Health care
Continue Reading Scientists discover a 5-mile wide undersea crater created as the dinosaurs disappeared
By Katie Hunt, CNN An asteroid from space slammed into the Earth’s surface 66 million years ago, leaving a massive crater underneath the sea and wreaking havoc with the planet. No, it’s not that asteroid, the one that doomed the dinosaurs to extinction, but a previously unknown crater 248 miles off the coast of West
Continue Reading Girl in child pornography tapes allegedly made by R. Kelly expected to testify against singer, associates at Chicago trial
By Sonia Moghe, CNN The girl allegedly seen in multiple child pornography tapes from the late 1990s having sex with R. Kelly is expected to testify the singer had sex with her when she was 14 and recorded some of their hundreds of sexual encounters, prosecutors said at the start of Kelly and two associates’
Continue Reading Saudi activist sentenced to 34 years in prison for Twitter activity
By Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Saudi women’s rights campaigner Salma al-Shehab was sentenced to 34 years in prison on Monday for her activity on Twitter, according to court documents viewed by CNN. Al-Shehab, 33, was also banned from traveling outside of Saudi Arabia for another 34 years. The PhD student at Leeds University in the United
Continue Reading Tiny glowing fish is full of antifreeze to help it survive Greenland’s icy waters
By Ashley Strickland, CNN A tiny fish that lives in the icy waters off the coast of Greenland may be unassumingly small, but scientists have found it’s exceptional in more ways than one. The variegated snailfish is full of naturally occurring antifreeze proteins at previously unseen levels that help it survive in subzero waters, according
Continue Reading Kabul mosque explosion kills 21, injures dozens, police say
By Ehsan Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN An explosion that erupted inside a mosque during evening prayers in Afghanistan‘s capital on Wednesday killed 21 people and injured 33 others, according to a spokesperson for the Kabul police chief. Security forces were investigating the incident in the city’s police district 17, the spokesperson added. Health care
Continue Reading ‘Irate parent’ is arrested in Georgia for discharging pepper spray on school bus
By Amanda Watts, CNN An “irate parent” was arrested after she boarded a Georgia school bus and discharged a can of pepper spray — exposing two dozen students onboard, according to the Glynn County Schools. A school bus was picking up students in Brunswick, Georgia, on Tuesday morning when the parent of a Goodyear Elementary
Continue Reading Outrage over Palestinian leader’s ’50 Holocausts’ remark
By Hadas Gold and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas struck a deep nerve on Tuesday when he said Israel has caused “50 Holocausts” against Palestinians, triggering outrage from world leaders and a social media storm. “From 1947 to the present day, Israel has committed 50 massacres in Palestinian villages and cities,” Abbas
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